Construction continues to ascend on the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences, a 100-story supertall skyscraper under development at 300 Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami. The tower, which has now surpassed one-third of its full height, is being developed by Property Markets Group (PMG) and Greybrook Realty Partners, in partnership with Mohari Hospitality, S2 Development, and Hilton. Designed by Sieger Suarez Architects in collaboration with Carlos Ott, the 1,049-foot-tall structure will yield 387 private residences and 205 hotel rooms, marking a milestone as Florida’s first supertall and the tallest residential building south of New York City.
Recent aerial imagery reveals that the superstructure is beginning to make a noticeable impact on the Miami skyline. Formwork has progressed past the 35th floor, placing construction within the fourth offset cube of the tower’s total nine-cube composition. Decking is actively underway for level 36, while the perimeter safety netting system is being jumped from the levels below in tandem with the vertical progression. YIMBY’s previous update in March documented the structure at the 20th floor, suggesting an average cycle time of approximately 8 to 10 days per floor, though this serves more as a general benchmark than a fixed pace. Based on this progress, the tower’s height is estimated to be somewhere between 360 and 380 feet. For context, the Vizcayne twin-tower complex, located across the street to the south, rises 538 feet. The stacked presence of the design is now clearly taking shape, and the tower’s distinctive silhouette will only become more pronounced as additional sections of the curtain wall are installed in the coming months.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
Speaking of curtain walls, significant progress has been made on the installation of the glass façade. The first cube, comprising the initial 10 stories, though mostly shrouded in green netting, appears partially clad. This section features angled glass panels, corresponding to the outward-sloping structural columns that define the cube’s inverted taper toward the ground floor. While the ground floors remain exposed, the upper half of the cube is fitted with glass. The second cube is where glazing activity is most advanced. A majority of the first six stories are now fully clad, with many panels uncovered from their protective blue film, revealing their true tint and reflectivity under natural light. Four additional floors remain to be enclosed in this section. In the third cube, early signs of façade installation are visible, with a continuous band of glass panels in place along the eastern, northern, and western elevations.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
John Moriarty & Associates serves as the general contractor. BAMO leads interior design, and sales are being handled by PMG’s in-house brokerage, PMG Residential. In 2024, the development team secured a $668 million construction loan from Bank OZK and Related Fund Management – the largest residential condominium construction loan in Florida’s history. To obtain the financing, the developers committed to a series of measures, including non-disturbance agreements and $40 million in insurance coverage.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Photo by Oscar Nunez.
Plans for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami include 387 private residences and 205 guest rooms. The residential component consists of 360 one- to four-bedroom units, which are over 90 percent sold. Prices for remaining residences start around $3.2 million, while the penthouse is listed for $50 million. According to PMG Managing Partner Ryan Shear, sales have “exceeded expectations,” with more than half of the units sold before the project’s ceremonial groundbreaking in 2022. The tower is expected to top out in late 2026, with completion anticipated by January 2028.
Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences. Rendering courtesy of ArX Creative.
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Exciting to finally see one of the proposed supertalls in Miami rise. Not sure I like the design here, but great photography of the construction site.
Having survived Hurricane Andrew in Homestead by lying on the floor of my home under a mattress, listening to the walls heave in and out, I shudder at the the thought of being in one of these “high rise ego trips” when the next hurricane hits Miami full force.
The building something different. Can’t wait until it’s finish. I like it’s 100 stores
Any section 8 units?
Love it so cool to see what going on with Miami
How many stories high will it have
While I understand the architect(s) desire for designing a building unique in its appearance, I don’t quite understand a design that appears inherently unstable.
IT WILL BE THE UGLIEST BUIDING IN THE WORLD. SHAME I THE ARCHITECS ANDTHE CITY OF MIAMI FOR APROVING
THIS UGLY BUILDING
THIS CUBE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY
ARCHITECS WITH FAIL GRADES NO ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTY AT ALL
IN PLAIN WORDS A FAILURE IN DESIGN
NO SIGN OF MIAMI SPLENDOR OF BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS
The tower is beautiful, the architects did a great job with this impressive design..It will be a great addition to Miami skyline.
What a hideous building. All for corporate greed when will all this construction end.
I’m very excited to see the tower once it’s done. Its going to make Miami’s skyline look so much better!!! Can’t wait!
If not the ugliest building in the world, it will easily be the ugliest supertall in the world.
Another half empty high-rise to ruin our beautiful skyline
Aren’t most of the residential buildings in down town Miami in foreclosure already, and their adding another one up to only end up in the same boat?!
Speaking of boats, isn’t Florida and Miami already slowly sinking, why add a 100 story tower to expedite the process?!
A few bizarre posted comments…. It’s a pretty fabulous building and will definitely stand out in Miami which has a skyline of many mediocre, cookie cutter condo towers. The only design aesthetic I question is the slanted base on the first 15 floors. Looking forward to seeing this building in the skyline.
Let’s hope it does not become a surfside
Gorgeous building
Is this super tall traditional steel girder construction or 100 floors of reinforced concrete? Is this really a safe design for that City given the environmental / weather hazards?
Spectacular, unique architecture! Awesome new landmark for Miami, looking forward to its completion
Sign of the times Trumps border wall rotated 90 degrees…or abandoned shipping containers stacked like a house of cards after tariffs!
Keep this abomination and any other towers south. The rest of the state doesn’t wwant it. Not what Florida is about.
Every gigantic build in american history has had pushbac. Usually from jealous grumpy old people that “dont want the likes of those” in our neighborhood. Imagine if these cry babies would have gotten thier way. There would be no Golden Gate Bridge, or Empire State Building, or PROGRESS!! People need to seriously get over themselves!!
Tallest building south of Philadelphia. Comcast building is taller
Comcast is an office tower. I’m referring specifically to residential buildings.
Still cheaper than NYC.
While the design is certainly polarizing, I believe it adds to Miami’s skyline in that there are many buildings that are quite unique, unlike many other cities.
After hurricane Andrew, Miami adopted some of the most stringent building codes in the US and the building has been engineered with a mass tuned damper (like the CitiCorp building in New York) which counteract the sway caused by wind on the building.
Also, the building has a massive 18 foot foundation base and piles of go beyond limestone, this one’s not going to sink.
The illusion of stacked cubes making it looks precarious is like, again, the CitiCorp building in New York, which appears to be standing on four massive columns – a visual trick.
I appreciate the section 8 question, this jokester points out a real problem in Miami and South Florida, which is a lack of affordable housing, and I’m including the middle class here ,and this one certainly is for the 1%.